"Your Majesty, 46,779 captives have been executed, of which 1,677 are the elite main force of the Western captives, 35,986 are the auxiliaries recruited by Timur during his eastern expedition and the Central Plains Semu people who defected to Timur, and the rest are the local Mongols and Xifan people who took the initiative to take refuge after the Western captives crossed the Alashan Pass. Xu Huizu stood in front of Yun Xi and bowed down and said.

"I remember that a total of more than 38,000 main forces of Western captives and conscripted auxiliaries and Semu people were captured, why are more than 1,000 people left unexecuted?" Yun Xi was sitting at the table at this time to answer the important but not urgent recital transferred from the capital, and when he heard Xu Huizu's recital, he stopped writing and asked.

Xu Huizu had already reported to Yun Xizuo that he had opened up to the captured locals. At that time, he said: "Your Majesty, the local Mongols or Span people who have taken refuge in Timur are not valued by Timur, and the vast majority of them have never insulted or mistreated the captured Ming people; Moreover, they do not believe in the Heavenly Religion, and they are still irretrievable people; In addition, His Royal Highness the King of Qin was also in urgent need of labor, so the minister thought that he should open up to the local Mongols and Xifan. ”

"Screen them, let them report internally, let the Xilu who is about to be killed report it, and those who are at fault will be executed, and those who are not at fault can be opened to the net." Yun Xi said after thinking about it.

Therefore, Yun Xi was not surprised that many captured local Mongols and Xifan people were killed at this time, but he was a little puzzled that more than 1,000 captured Western captives were not killed, and proposed to wait for Xu Huizu's explanation.

"Your Majesty, during the attack on the Acropolis, more than 500 Western captives were captured, so that a total of 1,935 people were not executed by order of the minister." Xu Huizu continued.

Yun Xi didn't speak again this time, but looked up at him. The meaning is clear: hurry up and explain clearly, I'm not in the mood to wait.

"Your Majesty, among the people who the minister ordered not to be executed for the time being, more than 1,000 people were exiled from the Central Plains to the northwest, but these people were not the Heavenly Sect and the Cruciform Cultists who were ordered to be exiled by His Majesty, but people who claimed to be a person of pleasure. They believe in the religion of one blessing and happiness, and their customs are very different from those of the Tianfang cultists, and they are ordered not to be executed for the time being. Xu Huizu said quickly.

"Israelites exiled from the Central Plains as the Chromites to the Northwest?" Yun Hee was surprised.

"Israel?" Xu Huizu thought about it and realized that the pronunciation of 'Israel' and 'a gift of happiness' is almost the same, and what Yun Xi said should be a person who gives a joy industry.

As soon as he rolled his eyes and was about to speak, he heard Wang Gong, who was standing beside Yun Xi, shouting: "The name of Israel is very good, and the slave has read it several times, and found that it is much better than the previous name, a good name given by His Majesty!" A decree should be issued to make it official that it is forbidden henceforth to call them the One Pleasure Bearers, and to be called the Israelites together. ”

"Haha, well, I decree that their official name will be Israelites. The religion they practiced was called Judaism. Yun Xi smiled. Wang Gong's sycophant shot very well.

Wang Gong agreed, and after getting permission, he went out of the account to find someone to draft the holy decree.

"Since they are Israelites, forgiveness is forgiveness." Yun Xi knew that the contradictions between the three Abrahamic religions were very deep, and although because of the weakness of Judaism, the Tianfang Sect would rarely take the initiative to target it, but it was also discriminated against, and there should be no opportunity to persecute the Han people.

What's more, he vaguely felt that he had an opportunity to take advantage of these Israelites, and although he hadn't figured it out yet, he decided to spare them.

"However, it is also necessary to investigate carefully, if there is anyone who has abused and insulted the people of the Ming Dynasty, they will all be executed and will not be forgiven." He added.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Huizu hurriedly agreed.

"Why were the other hundreds of people pardoned by you?" Yun Xi asked again.

"Your Majesty, these six hundred or so people are divided into two parts. Some of them were left behind by the minister who thought they had a special use. Speaking of this, he raised his head and looked at Yun Xi: "Your Majesty, do you remember the fierce beast that attacked the camp at night before?" ”

"These are the people who are in charge of the beasts?" Yun Hee was surprised.

He then said, "What are those beasts?" How much is still left? Possible to reproduce? ”

Yunxi was very curious about what these animals looked like lions but were certainly not lions, and at the same time, he also had the idea of using them. Animals are different from people, and they don't have any beliefs, so they can be used when they are used.

"Your Majesty, this animal is a dog, which they themselves call the dog of the Caucasus."

"According to the captive dog breeders, this dog is native to a place called the Caucasus, so it is called a Caucasian dog."

"When grown up, Caucasian dogs can be as high as three feet, even if they are shorter, they can be more than two feet, weigh nearly two hundred pounds, have a strong physique, and are used as shepherd dogs by herdsmen in their place of origin, which is very powerful, and a Caucasian dog can deal with two wolves. At the same time, the nose is smart, and you can smell unusual smells from a long distance. Xu Huizu introduced.

Yunxi felt as if he had heard of this kind of dog, but when he thought about it, he couldn't remember it. Yun Xi scratched his head and continued to ask, "How many dogs do they still have?" How much can it reproduce? ”

"Your Majesty, due to the attack on the camp a few days ago, there are also many Caucasian dogs in their hands killed and wounded, and now there are only more than fifty. Among them are more than 30 male dogs and nearly 20 female dogs. ”

"I ordered all Caucasian dogs to be brought back to the capital, and I am looking for the best dog breeder to raise them." This kind of dog is trained to prevent someone from trying to sneak in to assassinate but it is better than the guards.

At the same time, Yun Xi patted his head: "Why did I forget to train police dogs!" When police dogs are trained, they are easier to use than people to catch criminals and patrol, and the cost may not be large. It's stupid. ’

Fortunately, it's not too late to start. After a while, he ordered all parts of the country to search for the big dogs in the territory under his jurisdiction and send a pair to the capital, and the barbarians also sent dogs, so that they could use the dogs to offset the money that should be paid. Yun Xi thought.

"Those who raised them, you carefully check whether there is any abuse and insult to the Han people. Those who had not done such a thing would be pardoned and sent to the capital as long as they were willing to convert to Buddhism. Yun Xi commanded again.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Huizu bowed down and agreed.

After saying this, Yunxi began to think about the usefulness of the dog again. Speaking of which, Timur was also quite creative, and also formed a fierce dog team, which is probably the world's first large-scale example of the use of animals for military purposes. If he can form a team of fierce dogs, so can I. After these Caucasian dogs are trained, a fierce dog team will be formed and distributed to various guards, especially in high mountains and dense forests, so that the warning range can be expanded a lot. ’

'The police are also useful. In the future, the prison will be on duty at night and let the trained police dogs do it, if the prisoner wants to escape from the prison and bite to death! ’

'It's the same with catching prisoners, dogs can run faster than people, the more difficult the terrain is, the more advantageous it is, and the nose is far away to keep up with the prisoners. However, the police dogs that capture criminals need to be trained and trained, in case the chasing criminals in the downtown area accidentally bite innocent passers-by. ’

'And guarding the palace and when I am outside. Dogs can also get tired, but they can sense whether a stranger is coming by smell, and it is useful to cooperate with the guards. ’

‘……’

Yun Xi thought about the use of many dogs for a while, and after a while came back to his senses and repeated the order: "Remember to send these Caucasian dogs to the capital as soon as possible with the people who raised them." I will write to the Empress and ask her to place these dogs. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Huizu could only repeat his promise.

After saying this, Yun Xi was about to wave his hand to make him stand down. But before Xu Huizu could speak, he suddenly remembered the previous sentence and asked again: "Yes, Xu Aiqing, you just said that part of it is for these people who raise Caucasian dogs, and why is it that the other part of the people who are not executed by you for the time being?" ”

"Your Majesty, the people who these ministers did not order to be executed were all herdsmen who were recruited by Timur as auxiliaries in the land of Samarkand west of the Alashan Pass."

After careful investigation, each tribe left one person who had not insulted or abused the Han Chinese, and the rest were all executed, leaving a total of more than 300 people. All of these people were willing to convert to Buddhism. ”

"What are you keeping them for?" Yoon-hee asked. Of course, he knew that many of the captured Western captives were willing to survive by converting to Buddhism, especially after hearing that Fang Sheng was not able to die. And it is true that some of these people who are willing to convert to Buddhism have not bullied the Han Chinese.

But it was too difficult to identify such people one by one, not to mention that there were cases of perjury by others, so he carried out the policy of 'it is better to kill 3,000 by mistake than to miss a single person', and ordered all of them to be executed.

Those Israelites can be easily identified, and those who raise Caucasian dogs have irreplaceable status, so they can survive; What is the use of these improvised herders staying? Used to raise horses? He has many Mongols in his hands who are raising horses for the Ming Dynasty, including the grandson of Emperor Yuan Shun, Di Baonu, there is no need for these herdsmen.

But Xu Huizu suddenly stepped forward, although he still lowered his head, his voice was slightly louder: "Your Majesty, the ministers are here to carry out the plan set by Your Majesty before, so leave them." ”

"My plan? What scheme? Yunxi asked.

"Your Majesty, it is Your Majesty's far-sighted plan to spread Buddhism in the Western Regions." Xu Huizu continued.

"The plan?" Yun Xi couldn't help shouting, and then reacted, ordering all the waiters in the tent to go out, and pulling down the door curtains, guarding outside the tent without his permission and not letting people in.

After they all went out, Yun Xi asked in a low voice, "Can this plan of mine still be carried out?" ”

"I think it can still be implemented, but some changes need to be made." Xu Huizu said.